Hydrobiological Modelling

10 Units

This course introduces students to the notions of mixing, diffusion and dispersion modelling. It extends the theories presented in CIVL2310 Fluid Mechanics to include methods of modelling surface water flows. It also presents modelling of surface water transport processes using convection-diffusion equations and particle tracking methods and describes aquatic chemical and biological processes and examines their kinetics using a range of models. The course introduces methods of estimation of parameters in water quality or ecosystem models.